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YEREVAN, APRIL 28, ARMENPRESS. Armenia and France reiterated readiness to further expand the comprehensive agenda between the two countries and enrich the special relations in various sectors.

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna delivered a joint press conference on April 28 after holding a meeting in Yerevan.

“The highest level of political dialogue between Armenia and France and the mutual determination to strengthen it is evident, which was reiterated with the participation of the leaders of the two countries in the Ambitions: France-Armenia forum last year, as well as with the signing of the 2021-2026 Armenian-French Economic Cooperation roadmap. We agreed to ensure the implementation of the roadmap with practical steps, it is our mutual keenness to have tangible results in this sector which will match our political dialogue,” Mirzoyan said.

He pointed out the productive cooperation with the French Development Agency as an important factor for promoting the economic agenda.

“We attached high importance to close cooperation in a number of other areas, such as education, science, culture and healthcare. I shared our satisfaction on how France shares Armenia’s successes, for example the opening of the Tumo centers in Paris and Lyon,” Mirzoyan said.

Mirzoyan said they also discussed the operations of the educational institutions encompassing all French educational circles in Armenia.

He said that every year Armenia holds the Days of La Francophonie events.

“We were pleased to note the inter-parliamentary cooperation both bilaterally and multilaterally in parliamentary platforms which has a special place in our bilateral comprehensive agenda. We underscored the importance of strengthening de-centralized cooperation, which is rapidly developing and has significant potential for expansion,” the Armenian FM said.